Square Enix have shared a new tidbit of information on the battle system in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

In some of the game’s battles, you can destroy sections of your enemy, and if you succeed in disabling a certain part of their body, you’ll weaken them. Additionally, you’ll also gain different items as rewards upon winning the battle.

There’s also a new counterattack system in the game. By timing your counter perfectly with the enemy’s attack, you can negate it entirely and land a punishing blow yourself that has a chance of staggering your opponent. Using the counterattack, however, uses up a large portion of your ATB gauge. It also only works against physical attacks and won’t work on magic ones.

Alongside the info comes a new batch of screenshots, which you can view below.

SQUARE ENIX did develope that too if I’m not mistaken? So it’s not really that surprising. Plus Vagrant Story isn’t the only game that uses such a mechanic.
P.s. I feel that you already knew this, I just really like to type:and conversate-P

Rohan Kishibe

Yeah i did hahaha. I was just wondering if anyone else noticed it.

d19xx

The crotch then…

DrakeClawfang

cool, we have VATS!

Steven Higgins

Go for the balls Light, always go for the balls.
C-Critical hit to the nads!

Alex Sargeant

So.. is this now Valkyrie Profile? I mean we know Tri-Ace worked on 13-2.

This has a set number of days until the end of the world with a ticking clock as you push events forward and accumulate resources in them and at the end of each day you hand them in.

Now you can break body parts of enemies and get different loot for breaking them. It’s all sounding pretty darn familiar. In a good way.

MrTyrant

Nah, having a party to do some good combos and finishers was the amazing thing in Valkyrie Profile + the good plot and the 2d exploration.

Vash bane

don’t forget that dungeon in the end

IM

I’m still intrigued by Lumina most. Just who or what is she? and will she be the main villain/final boss?